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A Jatropha biomass as renewable materials for biocomposites and its applications. [PDF]
, 2013 This review deals with the study of Jatropha biomass as renewable materials for biocomposites and its applications. Jatropha curcas is a multipurpose plant with many attributes and considerable potential. Jatropha plant is cultivated worldwide but it has
Abdul Khalil, H. P. S. +5 more
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Jatropha Poisoning in Children [PDF]
Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2010 Jatropha curcas commonly known as Ratanjyot or Jungli erandi (Fig.1) is an evergreen plant found throughout India especially in southern parts. Traditionally it has been used for medicinal purposes but in recent times it is being promoted as bio-diesel fuel.
R K, Singh, D, Singh, A G, Mahendrakar
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Absence of diarrhea in purge nut ingestion: A case series of eight children
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2013 There are very few case reports in literature of J. curcas poisoning. Previously grown as an ornamental plant; it is presently being cultivated on a large scale for its seed oil, which is used as biodiesel.
Kamal Kumar Singhal +3 more
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Pollen fertility studies in Jatropha L. [PDF]
Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 2009 Pollen fertility percentage is conducted for 10 Jatropha species and an interspecific backcrossing hybrid between Jatrophacurcas x Jatropha integerrima (BC3F1). Totally nine species namely Jatropha villosa var.
Sasikala. R +2 more
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2018 Large scale land acquisition has led to land related problems in many countries. Various studies have blamed chiefs as the primary cause of the problems associated with large scale land investments without critical analysis of their viewpoints on such ...
Richmond Antwi-Bediako
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Seed oleosomes of Jatropha curcas L. as diversity estimators in populations of Southern Mexico
Grasas y Aceites, 2014 In this work, we used oleosome data to estimate the variability in eight J. curcas populations of Southern Mexico, using a multivariate approach. We found spherical oleosomes with diameters between 2.18 μm and 4.15 μm, which have two types of spatial ...
M. L. Adriano-Anaya +5 more
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Engine performance of a single cylinder direct injection diesel engine fuelled with blends of Jatropha Curcas oil and stardard diesel fuel [PDF]
, 2013 Blends of Jatropha Curcas oil and standard diesel fuel were evaluated (without pre-heating). The engine tests for the blends were performed in a Petter single cylinder direct injection diesel engine under steady state conditions at high loads.
Errasti, M +5 more
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Viewpoints: Biofuels and trees in humid tropical countries of West Africa. Experts address the question: Can the growing demand for biofuels be met without threatening food security? [PDF]
, 2009 In the humid tropics, with rich tree crops such as cocoa and abundant staples such as cassava, is there any place for biofuels? Using staple and annual crops as biofuels is dangerous for food security.
Legoupil, Jean-Claude, Ruf, François
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Methyl transesterification of soybean oil using heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production. Abstract The growing global demand for renewable fuels has driven the search for efficient catalysts in biodiesel production. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of x_MoO3/Z‐22 and x_MoO3/MMP heterogeneous catalysts, and evaluates the ...
André Miranda da Silva +4 more
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Environmental Factors in the Growth of Jatropha at Potorono Village, Yogyakarta
Sains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology, 2015 Jatropha curcas is a perennial crop that has been known by Indonesian people for more than seven decades as a plant that produces renewable biofuel. In the present decade, plants producing biofuel are expected to be developed to overcome the lowering ...
Mohammad Nurcholis +3 more
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